Aboriginal Shields

Melbourne and Great Ocean Road

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March 14th 2013
Arrived in Australia to a blazing hot Melbourne heatwave during the annual Moomba watersports festival. Enjoyed the relaxed cafe culture listening to buskers in the sun, then watched some speedy wakeboarding and waterski competitors on the river, followed by a loud fireworks display and lively Mexican band playing late into the night. Met up with a friend from home and visited the iconic MCG for a ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more